Bands & Activities

Jorge Miguel Flamenco Ensemble

Saturday, June 18th - - 5:00pm

Saturday, June 18th - - 6:15pm

Jorge Miguel is a Spanish Canadian Flamenco guitarist and composer. FLAMENCO is the name of his new CD and show. Passionate, aggressive and percussive music, dance and song will take you on a journey to the contemporary Flamenco scene in Spain. Performers include Eliana Cuevas on vocals, Paul Donat on double bass, percussionists Daniel Stone and Luis Orbegoso, and Flamenco dancers Ilse Gudino and Catalina Fellay.

Jorge Miguel's style of Flamenco is full contact, take no prisoners hard-core. This is the real thing. Jorge respects Flamenco's roots and rules, the hundreds of years of development and growth passed down through generations. He was trained in the traditional way as is done in Flamenco circles, "face to face and hand to hand" sitting across from his "profesor". This is the passion and pride of true Flamenco, percussive, aggressive and dissonant virtuosity are found in his Bulerias, Alegrias, Tangos, Farruca and Sevillanas (traditional Flamenco styles).

Jorge's family is from Cadiz, Andalucia the birthplace of Flamenco. He has lived and trained in Spain with maestros of the Flamenco guitar. His connection to the south of Spain is powerful and he returns often to the source for inspiration.

Jorge is a leading figure in the Flamenco scene. He has performed with a number of local companies as well as visiting companies from Spain. Jorge has also played several of Ontario's more prestigious stages including, The Du Maurier Theatre, Premier Dance Theatre, River Run Centre, The Glenn Gould Studio, The Orillia Opera House, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, The Living Arts Centre and Trinity St. Paul's.